Check out the Temu products we thought were actually ok: Aigo AR12 Case Fan: lmg.gg/utKSV "HD" Webcam: lmg.gg/Yn2zV ONIKUMA X15 Pro Headset: lmg.gg/Q5Usj Lecoo DS100 Desktop Speakers: lmg.gg/THnBr Cloud Wrist Rest: lmg.gg/blHle Cat Wrist Rest: lmg.gg/yCZr4 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.
@@purplewastakenhe’s a sell out like anyone else who does temu videos. Another example is a channel called TylerTube. He always did legit video reviews but last week he did a temu review and he hasn’t had a single bad thing to say. If you watch his other videos he will make a silly comment about anything end everything but for temu not a single one. I won’t buy or support temu ever. Fake reviews and I’m guessing they pay these RUclipsrs well so they jump on it real quick.
@@Baitrix1Most of the "NC" On gaming mics often is just passive its not true noise canceling and not all that good vs say RTX Voice, Discords Krisp noise suppression etc. So IMO most headsets with it tend to ruin the quality of it but some don't. Id rather headsets leave the NC alone for mics and let it be a noise gate or program based.
@@Baitrix1have you used Krisp? That is the best noise cancelling software there is to be found. I got my subscription from my company, and it was amazing.
@@blizzthebikeShit with any luck they will feel bad for me and try to fix my shit credit they lock you in debters prison if you can't pay your debts in China I wouldn't even be mad if some desperate fool managed to get a loan in my name in The U.S. to stay out of prison in China I'd actually be pretty impressed 😂
I'm absolutely blown away to see the zoro mousepad, which I already own, featured in this video. It's pretty high quality in case anybody was wondering.
Yeah like I have a £100 Logitech webcam and I think it actually looks worse under far more ideal situations than this one. Might have to look into it lol
Both the camera and headset microphone are really good for the price. My camera and my microphone system are about $100 each, and I am not sure they are any better or not worse. Maybe reliability wise there might be some issues, but for 11$ of w/e it was - damn
i swear i think some of my friends get their gaming setups almost exactly like this one or two components are pretty good but the rest came from *literally* the sketchiest website you can imagine
As a postal worker, it's super interesting when fad junk retail outlets like Wish and Temu arrive on scene. All of a sudden, hundreds of orange parcels just arrive one day and you're left thinking "Where the heck is all this coming from..." Temu is far better than Wish on the logistical side of things though in that their labels actually have legitimate tracking numbers and somewhat accurate street addressing. Wish is probably universally hated by postal clerks as it was not uncommon for us to regularly spend hours manually searching for correct street addressing information because their parcels almost never had proper tracking information. Often, it pretty much came down to "Hey mail carrier, do you recognize this name at any of your stops on the route?"
@@Renee_R343It means that shipments from China doesn't fund your country's postal services. Mail and packages from countries that don't have this status are paid for by the sender and money goes from the sending country's postal services and splits with the ones delivering them. Due to China's developing status, this doesn't happen. Meaning postal services basically deliver all these packages for free, which is actually a very big issue as these completely flood them. Search it up if you want a more correct explanation, was a while since I read it up. But I've worked as a postal worker, and the amount of packages from the different Chinese sites take up a lot of time. And for the postal services to then have to re-scale the entire business for something they don't get paid for at all, well that's not good.
Linus, my daughter was watching this video with me. The moment she saw that pink case, all she could ask is that I build her a computer that was pink. Thank you Linus. I was hoping to wait until she was 8 or 10 before she got her own first computer. She's 5 and this is your fault.
I have an Onikuma headset, not exactly that one, I have the Onikuma K9. But I can attest to the fact that if you're buying of the cheaper side, they won't disappoint you. They're pretty nice for how much they cost. My one tip is maybe tamper with them on the equalizer to adjust them a bit, but other than that, lights, mic, and quality overall is great
I'll I have to say is I really don't trust TEMU because their idea seem to be making shopping feel like a lottery. Even if some of their stuff is legitimately cheaper, I will avoid them at least for now because the combination of aggressive advertising and sales designed to "get you in the door" really sketches me out for whatever reason.
@@dtesta Yes, I personally would rather buy a thing at full price when I know I need it. This deters me from buying useless things I just don't have a use for because there was a sale on something.
Onikuma is pretty reputable brand in Malaysia, idk about others Asian country but in Malaysia a lot of people buying it because it's cheap and pretty good for daily use.
For the PCIe NVME card, when mounting the drive the little silver "spacer" has a grove around the diameter that slides onto the drive mounting slot. Once slid into place, press the end of the drive down to the hole on the adapter card and fasten the screw from underneath the card.
That webcam was damn impressive for the price. I got a fairly high end consumer webcam some years ago (logitech that cost over $100 at the time), and it doesn't have quite as fluid of motion as your $11 one. I was also impressed by the headset mic, didn't sound that much different from what you normally use for videos (at least on my speakers which aren't high grade but still do fine)
Careful now, QC/QA is important. More likely than not, Linus probably just got lucky with the purchase and the one they shipped out after is probably barely functioning.
I've bought some super cheap and surprisingly good stuff on Temu, a lot of it is either minimal/no QC/QA (so it's a bit of a gamble) or it's legitimately good stuff but from 5-10 years ago. Bought some bike headlights for $1.50US that performed as well as some lights ten times their price, did a bit of searching online, and found out that yep, they're basically either overstock or re-used manufacturing from an identical set of lights that was being made overseas years ago. Wouldn't be surprised if the webcam is the same thing, enough searching around and you'll likely find it's the same design as some old webcam from a bigger manufacturer. Probably one that was being made in China to begin with and when they switched to newer designs, the factory just went "eh, let's just keep making these".
@@JiorujiDerako I'm sure a lot of their products are also factory seconds or productions tests that weren't tossed. I'm finding many things on TEMU that's being sold on Amazon but for much less.
for those wondering what he said at 8:31 there you go 😊 *Storage*: Derler DL 650 NVMe. 512GB / $30 PCIe 3.0 *Storage Adapter*: Zoerax M.2 nvme to pcie 4.0 - $4 *Case": Douyu DIY Mainframe Desktop USB3, 3 RGB fans, supports up to 240mm rad, $75 *Case Fan: Add 1 fan to the back of the case, the Aigo AR12 Pro-$9, matched the case fans in the pictures.
I've been getting an uncomfortable sensation every time Linus starts a series of questions with "What is..." or something the like. I always expect him to finish with "...the segue to our sponsor". And then I'm annoyed when the sponsor is introduced in another way.
I'd have liked them to have given the meter a proper intro in the video though, rather than just on screen text explaining good vs bad. Especially considering one of the things mentioned in the video in terms of moving forward was about reducing the reliance of on screen text based corrections. It would have been so easy to get a member of the team to look up what the Sekonic light meter is, what it does and what's considered good vs bad. For example, the fact that Linus says "So now I just go like this...?" and Andy's response is "I guess so", it just makes me trust you even less. If you're going to bring out a measurement device, make sure at least one person knows how to use it. If Linus doesn't know that's not terrible, provided we see on screen someone correcting Linus saying something like "So, to measure these lights you need to point the meter towards the LED lights and press this button." Just that would have given me more confidence. I know this video is just for entertainment; but come on guys and gals, if you say you're going to do better, please prove it.
@@NotPicturesMemories the measurement was just for fun, they never showed anything on screen and never claimed it was a super accurate read. youre looking way too hard into something that doesnt need to be looked at. Also they was no comment an less reliance on text edits, just that for important things they would do more re shoots. this was not important.
@@NotPicturesMemories stop being pedantic... This wasn't an on screen correction. So you're misconstruing their pledge to push your agenda... And let's talk about your agenda... You want them to stop in the middle of a video about gaming crap from Temu, to present a dissertation about a light meter? Come on. That doesn't even make sense.
I have a pair of those (I might have paid more) and... yeah, that measurement explains what I've seen with mine. Not bad, also not particularly great. But they are USB and can run off a powerbank.
@@TheEvox81 I don't want a dissertation, I just want them to show that they know why they're using a specific tool, instead of just being like "Erm... yeah".
I decided to buy the webcam. I got it a few hours after the video was released and the price had been raised to $16 USD. Decided it was still worth it at that price and pulled the trigger. The unit I received looked the same but did not have the same quality as the one in the vid. Yes, it was full HD. But it had noticeable artifacts and more noise than expected. EDIT: After more use, I've decided it's still not as good as the unit Linus got, but not as bad as my first impressions.
@@RetroMaticGamerno it’s just that low quality products have also low quality assembly processes and their assemblied products differs very much even though it is the same product.
I dont think so@@st4ndby in this case it is the light. He has probably $1000 in lights in his room. Even better brands have a lot of artifacts without really good lighting.
No more unethical than wish/alibaba/aliexpress/ect. This shit's been around for decades, the face that people think Temu is some kind of new evil corporation is absolutely fucking laughable.
The one thing I don't like about these kind of setups is the studio lighting flooding the key lights. Though I get they're not the main focus of the video, it still would've been nice to see how it would look in a non-lit / ambient-only lit room. :)
They did right at the end of the video 24:24 . They kept a couple of the larger spread lights on to make it filmable, but turned off the ones right around him.
Given that they measured a CRI of 81 on the light meter, not good, they'll make you look pale and sickly, there would be better options for not much more
@@TimSheehan "Show, don't tell." Their meter meant very little to me since I've never seen one. And even later in the video they still had a back* light that most people aren't going to have. Tbh, this should've been on the set for ShortCircuit -- the living room that is. It's more of an enclosed space and they could've light controlled it better to give the audience a reason why or why not to buy those key lights. There was just too much light also hitting Linus' face from surface reflections to tell whether they were even on and shining on him.
I love "Freedom in technology. Freedom in life." It is such a nice way to say: "We are copying someone else s technology without license but hope to stay out of prison."
Ah yes, that brilliant innovation of... ....RGB fans. It's honestly baffling when people in the computer space defend patents when things like the asetek patent or apple exists. Remember when apple had US customs seize onesplus earbuds because they were (and i'm quoting the twitter post here) "counterfeit apple earpods" despite clearly saying Oneplus on them in Oneplus packaging?
@@Dell-ol6hb It is not logic or a claim at all, I just like the wording and find it funny that it can be interpreted the way I did. No idea if it was intentional or relevant to the product.
i love seasonic so much. one of the few remaining brands that just kills it every single time. i got a 1kw seasonic to be future proof back in 2012 and its still running strong. it runs so efficient, the fan has never kicked on once the entire time i've owned it (the fan comes on only when it runs hot)
old psus are actually great. they don't make em like they used to tbh, my 2009 cooler master 1kw "silent" (it's not silent) pro is still living and killing it today, even with my 300w gpu and 200w cpu. (light work even with everything else on the pc)
@@cheezclump To be fair PC components have only gone down in their power consumption so old PSU were built to handle larger loads over time. So its one of those products where the older generation is actually better.
Quality of speakers I used to buy for product design mock-ups. Works but no big deal if you break them. That is pretty much all I've used Wish/etc for anyway; buy items to salvage the basic electronics from them for design prototyping... Speakers & bluetooth "soundbars"/travel things especially.
I LOVE the seizure warnings. Clearly visible, seem to be always in the same place and the auditory cues are loud enough and easy to get used to. Great improvement.
is it really necessary in this case? the flashing lights take up like 5% of the screen. Maybe watching it in VR would have an effect on some people, but honestly it seemed like it was a bit overkill.
@@ecksdee7957 They've done those for a couple of years (I think 2019-2020) now, not a recent thing. Still, it's useful for epileptics or people with photosensitivity in general. Better safe than sorry.
@@dota2tournamentss did not personally notice them before, so I assume something about them must have changed recently. Either way, they’re nicely done and serve the purpose well.
To be fair; a proper seizure warning would show when the content that is likely to induce those with photosensitive epilepsy comes to an end instead of just saying seizure warning.
@@TheFatVeganOne But it did...They had a visual pop-up with a timer leading up to the start and it said there would be an audible chime when it was past the potential harmful content... There was an audible chime when they got it to stop flashing around 18:55. So yes it was a proper seizure warning, having a visual indication of it coming to the end... would be counterintuitive to a VISUAL issue ya know?
Imagine strapping someone to a chair that has seisures, taping their eyes open, and putting on seizure inducing videos. If only Hitler was born later...
I was so heartbroken when you showed the PC case was already rusting, it looks so cute!! We need more cute PC cases in this world, but of good quality.
@@OverbiteGames I feel like the quality of the materials would also be really low if its already doing stuff like that. I do wonder if there is somthing similar that doesnt suck quality wise since i really like the design :(
DIY PC has a pretty solid case somewhat like this for $50. It's not anything crazy special but it's a good midrange case with led fans and its pink as well @@LunaWuna
I just hit peak abuse of tech with one, by plugging an M.2 drive (cycled out of an old build) into my old win Xp machine. It wont boot off it, as the board wont support a boot cycle that isnt off an EDI chain, but it loads Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 plenty fast. And a 250G drive is a lot of space for Win Xp era programs.
Well considering the setup crashed in the menu of a game, I doubt he would have been able to do much more than mess with a text document, or web browsing, with this setup.
Temu being the Wish from Wish is the best description. Also filled with bullshit promises that they don't keep or semantics their way out of. Like even shadier and more shameful than Wish/Ali/Geek
@Linus, The annular rings present on mounting points you show at 4:13 are not necessarily attached to the ground net in a PCBA. Often in fact, they are not directly attached, but rather through a chassis ground - board ground connection. (in the form of some capacitors and resistors) But this is not a given, so particularly on "questionable" boards, I wouldn't immediately assume it.
The small chair at 20:57 would be perfect for fishing from shore. Use a backpack for your fishing tackle and attach the chair bag to the backpack. At that point you can carry a fishing rod in each hand.
ive actually had an onikuma mouse for a while now and they have an app to tune your mouse settings adjustable rgb and dpi color indication with like 8 buttons. its kinda nice for the cheap
I actually think this is one of the better gaming setups to have featured on the channel. I mean it's not my style, but it's not nearly as tacky as I expected and pretty cute lol
Loved this video. But as part of it, I'd love to see a price comparison with overall build broken down by component versus a more 'reputable' budget build to see whether it might even be worth it etc. The chair got me proper laughing
You got me with SuperHeer. And those comments from the background crew are priceless! Your vids are the perfect blend of tech and fun. Other channels can only wish they could have your style. So glad to have you back!!!
oooh, "no repetition to the pattern either" "all different & unique cats" ~ who could ask for anything more ~ one of the best interactive builds I've seen... Hard to get up off the floor, my sides hurt 😹
Check out the Temu products we thought were actually ok:
Aigo AR12 Case Fan: lmg.gg/utKSV
"HD" Webcam: lmg.gg/Yn2zV
ONIKUMA X15 Pro Headset: lmg.gg/Q5Usj
Lecoo DS100 Desktop Speakers: lmg.gg/THnBr
Cloud Wrist Rest: lmg.gg/blHle
Cat Wrist Rest: lmg.gg/yCZr4
Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.
Terrible time to post this video… You guys are going to get some HUGE backlash especially regarding the recent controversies surrounding Temu
I just had a temu add before this video
@@AceGT55Yup and they dont care about it.
Stop saying old and am2 in the same sentence. It's not old it's just out of date ;(
Aliexpress still better tbh
I love how linus complimented the webcam and it immediately has shot up to $30 in price
Link?
@@pqk. sold out.
Bruh
@@snowrabbit9558 you realize he's not the one changing prices there? wake up?
@@purplewastakenhe’s a sell out like anyone else who does temu videos. Another example is a channel called TylerTube. He always did legit video reviews but last week he did a temu review and he hasn’t had a single bad thing to say. If you watch his other videos he will make a silly comment about anything end everything but for temu not a single one. I won’t buy or support temu ever. Fake reviews and I’m guessing they pay these RUclipsrs well so they jump on it real quick.
the best part is that the desk pad is compatible with games
Games? or No Games?
Many games!!!
@@trbdann2 How many???
Various types!! @@Taylor42779
@@Taylor42779 yes
How well that webcam handled the exposure with the light in the background is insane
legit might buy it. im using a samsung s21 cell phone a shitty app to stream live footage to my stream and this thing looks SIGNIFICANTLY better
I did not see even a single re-focus... If it was capable that is.
Yea
it comes with an privacy protection feature. now the fbi cant see what u be doin in front of your webcams
@@ricarfus2212 LOL
If they hired an agent to watch every MFer who was jerkin it in front of a camera, there would be 20 billion people on this planet.
some say "teemoo" and some say "temoo" but linus says "temyoo"
He says Team-U 😂
Tehm U is more accurate
T’emu, pronounced, Tee-emu (like the bird)
"Hut, two, three, four"
Like I'm confused what's the correct one 🤌
The headset mic was actually a whole lot better than I was expecting
Ngl i was incredibly supprised by it... I honestly think it sounds better than some main brand headset mics...
@@xiraijuakara5988 i agree, but those have some noise cancellation that this doesnt have. NC always ruins the sound.
Onikuma is actually a good brand as go as headsets go, mina is 2 years now, and zero problems.
@@Baitrix1Most of the "NC" On gaming mics often is just passive its not true noise canceling and not all that good vs say RTX Voice, Discords Krisp noise suppression etc. So IMO most headsets with it tend to ruin the quality of it but some don't. Id rather headsets leave the NC alone for mics and let it be a noise gate or program based.
@@Baitrix1have you used Krisp? That is the best noise cancelling software there is to be found. I got my subscription from my company, and it was amazing.
The webcam and the headset microphone were genuinely impressive.
it’s because they steal your information in return of a cheap product
hide under a rock then, every single piece of technology you use will steal your info and sell it...@@blizzthebike
@@blizzthebikeShit with any luck they will feel bad for me and try to fix my shit credit they lock you in debters prison if you can't pay your debts in China I wouldn't even be mad if some desperate fool managed to get a loan in my name in The U.S. to stay out of prison in China I'd actually be pretty impressed 😂
And their price has apparently gone +150% since the video
@@blizzthebikea win is a win
That webcam and headset mic are impressive, I can't lie.
Yeah everyone is talking about that webcam, but not the quality of that headphone mic. You would not be upset with that at all.
@@superchickenlips1my mind was actually blown when I heard the headset mic. 90% of headset mics are worse than that tbh
I'm tempted to order that webcam
@@superchickenlips1When does he play headset mic audio? Timestamp please?
@@Exilir8 21:30
I'm absolutely blown away to see the zoro mousepad, which I already own, featured in this video. It's pretty high quality in case anybody was wondering.
I also have the zoro mouspad - although mine was a gift and his "pectorals" are def flatter and more "natural" on mine 😂
I was gifted one featuring Astolfo with his feet as the wrist pads
@billdberger7407 whichever friend gifted you that, I would keep a safe distance LMFAOOO
I have a Hanzo (Overwatch) mousepad in the same style.
Been owning it for years, it's quite comfortable and I use it daily.
sus
That webcam is a champ. Even more so when compared to what some big brands put in their expensive laptops.
Absolutely! Lookin right at you Asus!
I mean yeah, laptop screens are thinner than your phone so...
Yeah like I have a £100 Logitech webcam and I think it actually looks worse under far more ideal situations than this one. Might have to look into it lol
Both the camera and headset microphone are really good for the price. My camera and my microphone system are about $100 each, and I am not sure they are any better or not worse. Maybe reliability wise there might be some issues, but for 11$ of w/e it was - damn
it's awesome! i really liked the microphone quality from that headset too! it's not muffled like other cheap ones
i swear i think some of my friends get their gaming setups almost exactly like this
one or two components are pretty good but the rest came from *literally* the sketchiest website you can imagine
How can it be bad if it's so cheap, right?
@@sunbleachedangel right? part of your payment is your your payment info and all the personal info you gave them
Jesus how are you in the comments of almost every video i watch
@@cookiegod2794 i have the high ground, _duh_ 😆
But I thought your friends died during order 66
As a postal worker, it's super interesting when fad junk retail outlets like Wish and Temu arrive on scene. All of a sudden, hundreds of orange parcels just arrive one day and you're left thinking "Where the heck is all this coming from..." Temu is far better than Wish on the logistical side of things though in that their labels actually have legitimate tracking numbers and somewhat accurate street addressing. Wish is probably universally hated by postal clerks as it was not uncommon for us to regularly spend hours manually searching for correct street addressing information because their parcels almost never had proper tracking information. Often, it pretty much came down to "Hey mail carrier, do you recognize this name at any of your stops on the route?"
Same thing here for me at DHL Germany
Yeah, until you learn that you don’t get paid for temu packages because china’s developing nations status
@@RusticRonnie What do you mean by that?
@@Renee_R343It means that shipments from China doesn't fund your country's postal services. Mail and packages from countries that don't have this status are paid for by the sender and money goes from the sending country's postal services and splits with the ones delivering them. Due to China's developing status, this doesn't happen. Meaning postal services basically deliver all these packages for free, which is actually a very big issue as these completely flood them. Search it up if you want a more correct explanation, was a while since I read it up.
But I've worked as a postal worker, and the amount of packages from the different Chinese sites take up a lot of time. And for the postal services to then have to re-scale the entire business for something they don't get paid for at all, well that's not good.
Postal Worker Jesse, Thank You for all you do!
I had one seasonic 1k watt PSU for almost ten years with long term heavy gaming. Hands down the best I've ever had.
Linus: "Sucks less than I expected." TEMU Vendor: pops champagne "Linus endorsed us!"
Linus, my daughter was watching this video with me. The moment she saw that pink case, all she could ask is that I build her a computer that was pink. Thank you Linus. I was hoping to wait until she was 8 or 10 before she got her own first computer. She's 5 and this is your fault.
Lol
Sounds like your fault
@@killerb3609 Maybe Linus was the wrong motivation
To be fair, the pink case is pretty cute. I don't even like girly stuff or that shade of pink and I think it's neat.
Bad parenting
I was actually blown away by how good the microphone from that headset is and the camera was for the price.
SAME!
That's generally the Temu experience. It is Russian Roulette. You either get something that feels too good to be true or it most certainly is lol.
@@ChaChaRetro which is much the wish experience then
@@ChaChaRetro I've bought a number of things from AliExpress, but I wouldn't buy them (the same) from TEMU.
I have an Onikuma headset, not exactly that one, I have the Onikuma K9. But I can attest to the fact that if you're buying of the cheaper side, they won't disappoint you. They're pretty nice for how much they cost. My one tip is maybe tamper with them on the equalizer to adjust them a bit, but other than that, lights, mic, and quality overall is great
Dam, I didn't think zoro would get lost and make a cameo in a Linus Tech Tips video.
I'll I have to say is I really don't trust TEMU because their idea seem to be making shopping feel like a lottery. Even if some of their stuff is legitimately cheaper, I will avoid them at least for now because the combination of aggressive advertising and sales designed to "get you in the door" really sketches me out for whatever reason.
At least there are some smart people around still
fr
So you rather wait until the "honeymoon" is over and buy items at full price instead? Yeah, that's much better...
Wait until you find out about current investigation around Temu selling products made through forced labour.
@@dtesta Yes, I personally would rather buy a thing at full price when I know I need it. This deters me from buying useless things I just don't have a use for because there was a sale on something.
I was shocked by the microphone quality on that headset 😳
I’ve heard Alienware mics that sound significantly worse…
Yep. Was really impressed with the too.
@@Adam_Lynn oh absolutely, Alienware can stick it.
I just wouldn’t have expected anything better when ordering from Temu lol
It was a nice surprise.
Onikuma is pretty reputable brand in Malaysia, idk about others Asian country but in Malaysia a lot of people buying it because it's cheap and pretty good for daily use.
@@kaizuddinamin Personally never heard of them but at this point I wouldn’t be surprised that they have a good reputation.
Good to know 👍
Same!! I was kinda shocked that they didn't praise it enough
For the PCIe NVME card, when mounting the drive the little silver "spacer" has a grove around the diameter that slides onto the drive mounting slot. Once slid into place, press the end of the drive down to the hole on the adapter card and fasten the screw from underneath the card.
that part made me cringe. linus is supposed to know more than me
8:49 the subtitles are wild from here.
12:21 Zoro's lost his way again, he's now straight up disappeared from anime and is now in a Linus Tech Tips video
fr XD
12:36 the one piece is real!
Nah, we got *two pieces*
That webcam was damn impressive for the price. I got a fairly high end consumer webcam some years ago (logitech that cost over $100 at the time), and it doesn't have quite as fluid of motion as your $11 one. I was also impressed by the headset mic, didn't sound that much different from what you normally use for videos (at least on my speakers which aren't high grade but still do fine)
Careful now, QC/QA is important. More likely than not, Linus probably just got lucky with the purchase and the one they shipped out after is probably barely functioning.
logitech webcams
@@LenKirinthey are weird
I've bought some super cheap and surprisingly good stuff on Temu, a lot of it is either minimal/no QC/QA (so it's a bit of a gamble) or it's legitimately good stuff but from 5-10 years ago. Bought some bike headlights for $1.50US that performed as well as some lights ten times their price, did a bit of searching online, and found out that yep, they're basically either overstock or re-used manufacturing from an identical set of lights that was being made overseas years ago.
Wouldn't be surprised if the webcam is the same thing, enough searching around and you'll likely find it's the same design as some old webcam from a bigger manufacturer. Probably one that was being made in China to begin with and when they switched to newer designs, the factory just went "eh, let's just keep making these".
@@JiorujiDerako I'm sure a lot of their products are also factory seconds or productions tests that weren't tossed. I'm finding many things on TEMU that's being sold on Amazon but for much less.
We know Linus is a true businessman when he says "only seven dollars" about a product priced at $7.98 (12:00)
for those wondering what he said at 8:31 there you go 😊
*Storage*: Derler DL 650 NVMe. 512GB / $30 PCIe 3.0
*Storage Adapter*: Zoerax M.2 nvme to pcie 4.0 - $4
*Case": Douyu DIY Mainframe Desktop USB3, 3 RGB fans, supports up to 240mm rad, $75
*Case Fan: Add 1 fan to the back of the case, the Aigo AR12 Pro-$9, matched the case fans in the pictures.
Did you hold it up to a mirror or do 1 letter at a time lol
@@metalgt6828 or you could take a screenshot and invert the image
@@metalgt6828used an app to flip it and google photo to copy the text
Thank you
@@metalgt6828rest in peace editing software
That headset mic was super impressive, so much better than my Corsair headset mic, not just by a little bit either!
Is your Corsair mic wireless? Anything wired will beat wireless by a long shot
@jatoxo no, the headset is wired. It is the Corsair HS60
100%
If I had to video in the background I wouldn't have guessed that they were testing the mic right there
I thought the same thing. I had a beyerdynamic MMX 300 for a day before I returned it because the mic was shockingly bad. This one sounds great.
Yea I was like: Are you sure this is the headset mic?
when you said "if you've been watching us long enough you'll know what comes next" I was fully expecting a sponsor spot
I've been getting an uncomfortable sensation every time Linus starts a series of questions with "What is..." or something the like. I always expect him to finish with "...the segue to our sponsor".
And then I'm annoyed when the sponsor is introduced in another way.
It's like when an abused wife flinches when someone waves: we're so used to the sponsor segues that we're hyper-alert to it
@@swarming1092 😂
@swarming1092 Too bad there's no such thing as RUclips gold.
@@swarming1092 that's a rather crass comparison don't you think?
i would love to see a video where you test the Temu products for Carmine, Arsenic, Lead, Asbestos, Chromium and/or Cadmium.
Super happy to see a CRI measurement for those lights, I was legitimately wondering how they would perform when Linus first unpacked them.
I'd have liked them to have given the meter a proper intro in the video though, rather than just on screen text explaining good vs bad.
Especially considering one of the things mentioned in the video in terms of moving forward was about reducing the reliance of on screen text based corrections. It would have been so easy to get a member of the team to look up what the Sekonic light meter is, what it does and what's considered good vs bad.
For example, the fact that Linus says "So now I just go like this...?" and Andy's response is "I guess so", it just makes me trust you even less. If you're going to bring out a measurement device, make sure at least one person knows how to use it. If Linus doesn't know that's not terrible, provided we see on screen someone correcting Linus saying something like "So, to measure these lights you need to point the meter towards the LED lights and press this button."
Just that would have given me more confidence. I know this video is just for entertainment; but come on guys and gals, if you say you're going to do better, please prove it.
@@NotPicturesMemories the measurement was just for fun, they never showed anything on screen and never claimed it was a super accurate read. youre looking way too hard into something that doesnt need to be looked at. Also they was no comment an less reliance on text edits, just that for important things they would do more re shoots. this was not important.
@@NotPicturesMemories stop being pedantic... This wasn't an on screen correction. So you're misconstruing their pledge to push your agenda...
And let's talk about your agenda... You want them to stop in the middle of a video about gaming crap from Temu, to present a dissertation about a light meter? Come on. That doesn't even make sense.
I have a pair of those (I might have paid more) and... yeah, that measurement explains what I've seen with mine. Not bad, also not particularly great. But they are USB and can run off a powerbank.
@@TheEvox81 I don't want a dissertation, I just want them to show that they know why they're using a specific tool, instead of just being like "Erm... yeah".
I decided to buy the webcam. I got it a few hours after the video was released and the price had been raised to $16 USD. Decided it was still worth it at that price and pulled the trigger.
The unit I received looked the same but did not have the same quality as the one in the vid. Yes, it was full HD. But it had noticeable artifacts and more noise than expected.
EDIT: After more use, I've decided it's still not as good as the unit Linus got, but not as bad as my first impressions.
They probably recognized Linus and gave him "the good stuff" as a loss leader, just to rope in buyers.
was the room dark or some shit lol
@@RetroMaticGamerno it’s just that low quality products have also low quality assembly processes and their assemblied products differs very much even though it is the same product.
I dont think so@@st4ndby in this case it is the light. He has probably $1000 in lights in his room. Even better brands have a lot of artifacts without really good lighting.
Rule No.1 - NEVER EVER buy anything electronic off TEMU. It's either gonna be shit or totally f*cked within a couple of weeks.
Good that Seasonic sponsored this build. That way the PC at least won't catch on fire.
4:31 the perfect rhyme i love linus
Temu, the ultimate most unethical gamingsetup 9000.
Imagine treasure hunting temu and finding a 4090 for 400 bucks that's real and works
@@UTFapollomarine7409exactly
"Imagine"
Meaning its fiction
No more unethical than wish/alibaba/aliexpress/ect. This shit's been around for decades, the face that people think Temu is some kind of new evil corporation is absolutely fucking laughable.
@@PropsOutProductions Yep, exactly the same level of ethics as Amazon. Or Walmart. I.e, fucking NONE. Zero ethics.
nonsense, you can buy child-slavery chocolate for your gamer fuel locally
The one thing I don't like about these kind of setups is the studio lighting flooding the key lights. Though I get they're not the main focus of the video, it still would've been nice to see how it would look in a non-lit / ambient-only lit room. :)
They did right at the end of the video 24:24 . They kept a couple of the larger spread lights on to make it filmable, but turned off the ones right around him.
they did...
Given that they measured a CRI of 81 on the light meter, not good, they'll make you look pale and sickly, there would be better options for not much more
@@TimSheehan "Show, don't tell." Their meter meant very little to me since I've never seen one. And even later in the video they still had a back* light that most people aren't going to have.
Tbh, this should've been on the set for ShortCircuit -- the living room that is. It's more of an enclosed space and they could've light controlled it better to give the audience a reason why or why not to buy those key lights.
There was just too much light also hitting Linus' face from surface reflections to tell whether they were even on and shining on him.
I love "Freedom in technology. Freedom in life." It is such a nice way to say: "We are copying someone else s technology without license but hope to stay out of prison."
Ah yes, that brilliant innovation of...
....RGB fans.
It's honestly baffling when people in the computer space defend patents when things like the asetek patent or apple exists. Remember when apple had US customs seize onesplus earbuds because they were (and i'm quoting the twitter post here) "counterfeit apple earpods" despite clearly saying Oneplus on them in Oneplus packaging?
reminder that patenting is the fundamental incoherence of libertarian ideology
@@anivicuno9473 I'm going to take that with a grain of salt since Twitter was your source.
Quite a huge jump in logic. It's like 30 cents worth of aluminum with a shitty rgb fan on top that's not some secret or patented technology
@@Dell-ol6hb It is not logic or a claim at all, I just like the wording and find it funny that it can be interpreted the way I did. No idea if it was intentional or relevant to the product.
I have never heard temu said so wrong and I’m only a second in 0:01
Bro i gotta agree
hey LTT, apparently TEMU sells your purchase details on the black market. you might want to check that out or do a video on that.
All companies sell your data, bud
@@cdthedrummertrue
Making it sound like they're selling your card data, SSN and organs on the "black market".
No, there has been quite a few stories about credit card theft right after a temu purchase, that’s what OP is referring too.
what I meant is that they literally steal your credit card and use it@@cdthedrummer
16:06 Now I need that background.
linus anime tips
just type "Megumin linus"
i love seasonic so much. one of the few remaining brands that just kills it every single time. i got a 1kw seasonic to be future proof back in 2012 and its still running strong. it runs so efficient, the fan has never kicked on once the entire time i've owned it (the fan comes on only when it runs hot)
Sir your fan might be broken
old psus are actually great. they don't make em like they used to tbh, my 2009 cooler master 1kw "silent" (it's not silent) pro is still living and killing it today, even with my 300w gpu and 200w cpu. (light work even with everything else on the pc)
@@cheezclump To be fair PC components have only gone down in their power consumption so old PSU were built to handle larger loads over time. So its one of those products where the older generation is actually better.
Not even remotely a fan of pink as a color but that pink case looks great to me for some reason 😂
would completely non ironically enjoy using that one
Then you are remotely a fan of pink?
@@DeepfriedBeans4492 nope
Honestly yeah, the lights, webcam and headset mic were pretty impressive for the cost.
becausse they pressure their manufacturers to sell for zero profit. Horrible company.
Not the retired megumin wallpaper 😭 i keep seeing more weeb lore in LTT and it's fantastic
Zoro got lost and turned up in an LTT video.... what a time to be alive
Quality of speakers I used to buy for product design mock-ups. Works but no big deal if you break them. That is pretty much all I've used Wish/etc for anyway; buy items to salvage the basic electronics from them for design prototyping... Speakers & bluetooth "soundbars"/travel things especially.
I LOVE the seizure warnings. Clearly visible, seem to be always in the same place and the auditory cues are loud enough and easy to get used to. Great improvement.
is it really necessary in this case? the flashing lights take up like 5% of the screen. Maybe watching it in VR would have an effect on some people, but honestly it seemed like it was a bit overkill.
@@ecksdee7957 They've done those for a couple of years (I think 2019-2020) now, not a recent thing. Still, it's useful for epileptics or people with photosensitivity in general. Better safe than sorry.
I personally am not sensitive to flashing lights, but I appreciate that they take the time to edit in a warning for those who are
they are here for like a year if not more lol
@@dota2tournamentss did not personally notice them before, so I assume something about them must have changed recently. Either way, they’re nicely done and serve the purpose well.
12:30 zoro got lost again
21:30 OMG how good is that mic?! thats crazy
Isn’t Temu just the wish-version of Amazon?
"biblically accurate linus doesnt exist, he can't hurt you" biblically accurate linus: 21:14
So many points just for a proper seizure warning! Thank you, some of us really do need it! ❤
I'm not even sure the first intention was to make real seizure warning rather than just trolling...
I swear like nobody ever cares thanks for validating that you indeed exist
To be fair; a proper seizure warning would show when the content that is likely to induce those with photosensitive epilepsy comes to an end instead of just saying seizure warning.
@@TheFatVeganOne But it did...They had a visual pop-up with a timer leading up to the start and it said there would be an audible chime when it was past the potential harmful content... There was an audible chime when they got it to stop flashing around 18:55. So yes it was a proper seizure warning, having a visual indication of it coming to the end... would be counterintuitive to a VISUAL issue ya know?
Imagine strapping someone to a chair that has seisures, taping their eyes open, and putting on seizure inducing videos. If only Hitler was born later...
the background is a piece of art! Linus Megumin, love it.
DEF NEED A 4K VERSION OF IT
i remember using temu since early 2023.
cant believe it took till the end of the year for more videos to show up
I was so heartbroken when you showed the PC case was already rusting, it looks so cute!!
We need more cute PC cases in this world, but of good quality.
I agree, it's a very cute style but the quality is lacking :(
@@OverbiteGames I feel like the quality of the materials would also be really low if its already doing stuff like that. I do wonder if there is somthing similar that doesnt suck quality wise since i really like the design :(
DIY PC has a pretty solid case somewhat like this for $50. It's not anything crazy special but it's a good midrange case with led fans and its pink as well @@LunaWuna
Zoro got so lost, he ended up in a LTT video
The wallpaper is the best part about the setup.
8:58 Subtitles got me questioning your life choices Linus
Those M.2 to PCIe Adapters actually work pretty well. If you are on an older platform they might be worth it.
I use them daily. I have no problems
I have a Sabrent one in my PC with a 2tb 980 for games.
Watch out, you can not boot from them probably. Just data disks
I just hit peak abuse of tech with one, by plugging an M.2 drive (cycled out of an old build) into my old win Xp machine. It wont boot off it, as the board wont support a boot cycle that isnt off an EDI chain, but it loads Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 plenty fast. And a 250G drive is a lot of space for Win Xp era programs.
The fact that not only were not all parts trash, but that both the camera and the headset were actually really decent for the price is insane.
The cheap webcam is super impressive, and the speakers sounded acceptable considering what I expected after seeing the LEDs.
$70 for a screwdriver is insane
12:15 zoro has the 2nd biggest chest size in OP for a reason 🤣
You should have made LInus do a 4 hour Twitch stream on a completely new channel in disguise with his new setup
Well considering the setup crashed in the menu of a game, I doubt he would have been able to do much more than mess with a text document, or web browsing, with this setup.
@@demikus all he needs is more ram n a better cpu fan
Temu being the Wish from Wish is the best description. Also filled with bullshit promises that they don't keep or semantics their way out of. Like even shadier and more shameful than Wish/Ali/Geek
Don’t they have a history of child labor and spyware in their apps.
@@OddRick3113yeah
From my own experience Temu has less fake products. Can't find 128TB SSDs for a few bucks
Shipping is also a lot faster to Europe
12:20 what the hell am i watching?
@Linus, The annular rings present on mounting points you show at 4:13 are not necessarily attached to the ground net in a PCBA. Often in fact, they are not directly attached, but rather through a chassis ground - board ground connection. (in the form of some capacitors and resistors) But this is not a given, so particularly on "questionable" boards, I wouldn't immediately assume it.
The only thing I learned from this video is that I require that anime Linus wallpaper
you can tell the editor had some (time for) Fun on this one :) cudo's for a entertaining video
"I am pretty sure that mousepad is made with other character prints" Yeah, let's keep it limited to that.
The small chair at 20:57 would be perfect for fishing from shore. Use a backpack for your fishing tackle and attach the chair bag to the backpack. At that point you can carry a fishing rod in each hand.
21:25 Oh wow, the webcam is typical C920 quality at like 1/10 the price. That's a winner.
ive actually had an onikuma mouse for a while now and they have an app to tune your mouse settings adjustable rgb and dpi color indication with like 8 buttons. its kinda nice for the cheap
12:25 My favorite mousepad of that design that I've ever seen was one where it was a bunch of raccoons with a pair of garbage bags.
I wasnt expecting the amount of stuff in this video but it turned out amazing
12:43 ZORRO got lost AGAIN!
Wow the webcam looks better than most laptops and the headset mic was actually good. That’s insane.
I love how much linus is "a cat person"
Whenever there is something about cats he is happy
He has an entire channel called Linus Cat Tips
Cats make the world a better place to live.
@@daggers101 fr suprised barely any one seems too know/care
the best part of the video is linus dropping things
for less than $50, that webcam/light combo SHOCKED me.
The zoro mousepad is a huge W for TEMU.
Hello Mr Computer boy :)))
Hello Mr yur08.
hello Vincent-_-123 :)))
Hello potatotime
Hello chillocrie
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i think the best part is actually the edited background that is the linus meme
I actually think this is one of the better gaming setups to have featured on the channel. I mean it's not my style, but it's not nearly as tacky as I expected and pretty cute lol
The mic on those headphones actually sounds really good! And what a shame the case is already rusting because it is super cute!
Love that Megumin wallpaper
I love a man who is confident enough in his identity, so that much pink doesn't phase him.
pink is just a color 🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠
The webcam was really good for that price, and the mic on the headset where really good too
Loved this video. But as part of it, I'd love to see a price comparison with overall build broken down by component versus a more 'reputable' budget build to see whether it might even be worth it etc. The chair got me proper laughing
headset mic is insanely good. might even beat well known brands that cost like 30-45$ just for a standalone microphone
I love it when linus roasts setups that are actually 10x better than mine 💀💀
The mouse pad with the pink cloud wrist rest is actually really cool
Not been feeling great today, but this cheered me up and was informative too - thanks Linus and team!
Whatever you are going through. Have a great day 🎉❤
@@Robbnlinzi Thank you,!
Im glad people arent massively disliking the videos anymore.
what, why were some people doing that?
The pronunciation:*Temu* (Tee-Moo)
Linus:*Temmew* 💀
0:01 the way you pronounce it💀💀💀
That’s how you say it did you watch the commercials for it? Lmao
@CoolTurtle2.0wrong did you watch the Super Bowl commercials? That’s how you say it it’s te-moo
@@zanebearsilvaz5324 he said 'teh-myoh'
You got me with SuperHeer. And those comments from the background crew are priceless!
Your vids are the perfect blend of tech and fun. Other channels can only wish they could have your style.
So glad to have you back!!!
Bruh Zoro got lost again...
Ofc
he had to run, because Sanji confused him for Nami with that rack
oooh, "no repetition to the pattern either" "all different & unique cats" ~ who could ask for anything more ~ one of the best interactive builds I've seen... Hard to get up off the floor, my sides hurt 😹
the headset mic and the webcam are actually pretty decent, very impressed by both
out of everything im shocked at how good that headset mic sounds. there are actually expensive headsets with worse mics than that one
Been waiting for a temu build for a while! Loved the Wish video and this one definitely didn’t disappoint!